As Brits reach for their smartphones to ‘go shopping’, retailers need to be thinking mobile-first to provide those perfect customer experiences.
The state of the high street and retail spend in general is changing, but one particularly significant figure is that nearly half of online orders (48%) were made via mobile last Christmas – that’s up from 29% in 2017, according to Salesforce research.
Consumer behaviour has shifted and this is an indication of the importance of mobile in the wider context of the customer journey.
https://www.retail-week.com/retail-voice/how-mobile-can-turn-loyal-customers-into-brand-advocates/7031195.article?authent=1/
Asking for customer feedback gives valuable insight into how your customers perceive your brand. Whether it’s positive or negative, you can use the collected information to adjust and provide a better experience. It also results in a stronger seller-buyer relationship since customers’ opinion are valued and appreciated. So how and where do you collect this precious feedback?
https://mopinion.com/how-to-use-email-marketing-to-get-feedback-from-loyal-customers/
The holiday season is in full swing. And while most ecommerce businesses have been preparing for this for months already, we can’t help but notice that many of these same businesses are missing one important element in their strategies. Sure, they’ve optimised their mobile apps, set up various discounts and promotions to reel customers in, and updated their merchandising strategies…But what about the customers? How are they experiencing the holiday rush? Are there certain funnels in which they’re struggling?
https://mopinion.com/tis-the-season-for-customer-feedback-heres-why/
Every business wants to create and maintain a loyal customer base. According to Edelman, customers that continue to support your brand over time will spend 67% more than your new customers. In other words, your most loyal customers are critical to the success of your business. That is why it’s important to measure loyalty and continuously to ensure your customers are satisfied with your brand. Tackling this challenge is done best by going directly to your customers for input. So get started and try one of our free loyalty survey templates from the Survey Marketplace!
https://mopinion.com/free-templates-for-loyalty-surveys/
When it comes to bolstering consumer relationships, loyalty is often the first phrase that comes to mind. The ultimate building block, however, lies in brand affinity, or the emotional connection consumers have towards their favorite brands. When properly leveraged, affinity can help deepen consumer engagement and inspire long-lasting loyalty.
Increasingly, the brands that best resonate with consumers are those that create exemplary experiences—prioritizing personalization, meaningful rewards and seamless interactions. In a crowded marketing landscape, these trends are essential in setting brands apart and igniting brand affinity. A recent survey of consumers around the brands they purchase from most frequently, honed in on what brand affinity looks like, the factors that strengthen consumer ties, and how others can create experiences that move the needle.
Here are three ways to build brand affinity:
https://www.chiefmarketer.com/3-ways-ignite-brand-affinity-build-loyalty/
Gamification is not a new concept for marketers. As a kid, I remember buying a certain product just to add to my superhero action figure collection! We may call that old-school gamification. Although times and avenues have changed, marketers have implemented the same technique in the online context to achieve an organization’s marketing goals. The goals could be to speed up product adoption (onboarding), boost customer loyalty, or bring in new leads.
Gamification is an application of gaming mechanics in a non-gaming context. It offers users an engaging way to interact with your brand. Speaking from a scientific perspective, gamification works because of the reward-seeking behavior prevalent in the human brain. Our brain releases dopamine - a feel-good chemical whenever we experience pleasure. And as creatures of habits, we feel sheer pleasure when we indulge in a habit. And that’s when our brain releases dopamine, encouraging us to engage in that activity over and over. Gamification borrows from this concept by rewarding users for completing certain tasks.
Let’s look at 5 practical ideas to introduce gamification to your marketing strategy.
https://www.martechadvisor.com/articles/customer-experience-2/5-practical-ideas-to-gamify-your-marketing-strategy/
"While researching statistics for a presentation earlier in the year, I stumbled upon a recording of an old (2015) webcast done by a longtime customer experience guru, Bruce Temkin. The title of the webcast, “5 Trends That Will Reshape CX Insights,” intrigued me, and I listened expecting to hear some pretty outdated trends. Three and a half years is a lifetime in the digital world, after all.
To my surprise and delight, the trends discussed in the recording, while old(er), are by no means irrelevant. Better yet, they tie directly to the results of a recently released HBR Pulse Survey examining analytics and customer experience. Both highlight the strong connection between analytics and experience. The webcast was predicated on this concept, with all five trends explaining the do’s and don’ts of customer insights for shaping experiences. The survey revealed how little things have changed since 2015, showing that analytics still plays a critical role in experience management. Highlights of the survey include the fact that 60 percent of respondents said they believe real-time analytics drives customer experience while 58 percent credit significant improvements in customer loyalty and retention to analytics."
https://www.cmswire.com/customer-experience/gaining-customer-experience-insights-a-new-twist-on-an-older-list/
Genuine customer feedback creates opportunities for companies to earn more loyal customers, those who know that they can speak out about their problems and that they will be addressed.
https://www.providesupport.com/blog/3-ways-to-collect-a-more-genuine-customer-feedback/
Customer Success is typically defined as, “ensuring customers achieve their desired outcomes while using your product or service.” If you’re relying on this explicit definition to drive retention and expansion then you’re missing a better opportunity.
The key to scalably accelerating profitable growth is by creating truly loyal customers. And the shortest path to true loyalty is by demonstrating that the people within your company are listening. Here’s why that’s true and how to make this critical, emotional connection with your key customer contacts to strengthen relationships and drive true loyalty.
https://www.business2community.com/customer-experience/are-you-making-this-critical-connection-with-your-customers-to-strengthen-relationships-and-drive-loyalty-02103339/
Looking at customer experience (CX) and churn in the SaaS environment from a high level, there’s one theme that stands out from the mix: The fact that we live in what’s called a “switching economy.” The term, coined by economists, describes a current trend impacting switching brands because of dissatisfaction with their experience. It can be a major driver of customer churn—and it’s already creating an incredible economic deficit in the US.
Early reports indicate that more than $1.6 trillion in revenue is up for grabs as “always on” consumers look for brands mastering CX via various channels and touchpoints. What’s more: since 2010, Accenture data shows the switching economy has increased more than 29%—and only 11% of U.S. customers strongly agree that companies are effectively converging their omnichannel experiences. So, what’s driving the switching economy? And how can businesses win back customer loyalty?
https://www.business2community.com/strategy/acing-omnichannel-support-in-saas-02098386/
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